Virginie v. Doudet
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 46.808568018841505
Longitude: 2.799314618110868
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- France
- Decision Date
- 30 de jun. de 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Administrative Measures/Administrative Sanctions to Protect FoE
- Monetary Damages/Fines
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Search Engines
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
In 2013, a French blogger posted her negative review of Il Giardino restaurant in the Aquitaine region of southwestern France. In her blog, she complained of the restaurant's poor service and its co-owners' poor attitude towards guests. The co-owners sued the blogger after her review appeared fourth in the Google search results of the restaurant. The High Court of Bordeaux issued an emergency order against the blogger to change the title of her blog, pay 1500 euros in damages, and 1000 euros for legal costs to the owners of the restaurant. Global Freedom of Expression could not identify the official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Global Freedom of Expression notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression